Abstract: Compositions, methods, and products that improve the adhesion of markings, for example, thermoplastic road markings, to substrates are disclosed. In some embodiments, such thermoplastic road markings include, but are not limited to, striping, solid lines, broken lines, and other traffic safety or informative markings placed on a substrate.

Abstract: A system, relating to catching fluid drainage from an outdoor cooking device in an outdoor environment, comprising at least one receptacle structured and arranged to receive and collect fluid draining from the outdoor cooking device and an enclosure structured and arranged to enclose the at least one receptacle. The enclosure comprises an upper portion comprising a top and side walls, and a lower portion comprising a bottom and side walls surrounding the at least one receptacle, the lower portion being separable from the upper portion. The enclosure may further comprise an internal mount configured to mount the enclosure to the outdoor cooking device. In some embodiments, the system may further comprise one or more hinges coupling the enclosure to the outdoor cooking device or one or more notched mounting brackets.

Abstract: An implantation system for placing an implant into a patient during a surgical procedure wherein the implant is sterile is described. The implantation system can include: (a) a first container with a first side and a second side and configured to hold the implant inside the first container; and (b) a funnel with a first end and a second end. An inner surface of the first container and an inner surface of the funnel are sterile. The first end of the funnel is coupled to the second side of the first container such that the implant can move inside the funnel from the first container and the funnel is further configured such that the implant can be removed from the funnel at the second end of the funnel. The first container and the funnel are configured such that the sterility of the implant is maintained until the implant is removed the second end of the funnel. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating cancer in a patient comprising administering a PD-1 antagonist, e.g., an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof (e.g. pembrolizumab), in specific amounts to the patient about every six weeks. In some embodiments, the amount of anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof is about 400 mg. In certain embodiments, the PD-1 antagonist is pembrolizumab, or an antigen binding fragment thereof. Also provided are compositions and kits comprising a dosage of an anti-PD-1 antibody, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and uses thereof for treating cancer.

Abstract: A quick detach connector for an imaging device.

Abstract: Implementations of a method of designing a module semiconductor product may include receiving a selection of a module type, one or more die, a placement of one or more wires, clips, or pins; and generating, using a processor, a module configuration file. The method may include generating a module bonding diagram using a build diagram system module; selecting one or more SPICE models corresponding with the die; and generating a product SPICE model and a three dimensional model for the module semiconductor product. The method may include generating one or more datasheet characteristics of the module semiconductor product with at least the product SPICE model and the product simulation module, generating a product datasheet for the module semiconductor product using the datasheet formation module, and providing access to at least the module bonding diagram, the product SPICE model, the three dimensional model, and the product datasheet to the user.

Abstract: A method includes receiving an automated speech recognition (ASR) request from a user device that includes a speech input captured by the user device and content metadata associated with the speech input. The content metadata is generated by the user device. The method also includes determining a priority score for the ASR request based on the content metadata associated with the speech input and caching the ASR request in a pre-processing backlog of pending ASR requests each having a corresponding priority score. The pending ASR requests in the pre-processing backlog are ranked in order of the priority scores. The method also includes providing, from the pre-processing backlog, one or more of the pending ASR requests to a backend-side ASR module, wherein pending ASR requests associated with higher priority scores are processed before pending ASR requests associated with lower priority scores.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a cabin interior, a dashboard located in the cabin interior, and a desk supported on the dashboard and movable between a stowed position on the dashboard and a deployed position extending outward from the dashboard, the desk comprising a plurality of interconnected panels having arms configured to engage a track to bend around at least a portion of the dashboard, and wherein the desk operably moves along the track when moved between the stowed position and the deployed position.

Abstract: Hydrogel materials used in the manufacture of biocompatible medical devices, for example, hydrogel materials having desirable physical properties for use as a contact lens. A composition contains at least one vinyl containing monomer, a methacrylate(acrylate) monomer, methacrylate (acrylate) prepolymers, crosslinking agents and monomers having the structure as shown in Formula 1: where R1 is a vinyl functionality capable of radical polymerization with specific preference for N-vinyl lactam derivatives and R2 is a zwitterionic functionality. The materials utilize a two-phase polymerization strategy.

Abstract: System, process and device configurations are provided for interface customized generation of gaming music. A method can include generating a musical accompaniment for electronic gaming by way of an interface. An interface is provided for a gaming system to provide at least one parameter for dynamic music generation. A game system may provide an application programming interface (API) for use with an electronic game to generate music. Generation of music by way of an interface may allow for exchange of one or more of user preferences, identification of a musical motif, and a musical style influence. The interface may allow for transfer of metadata for use in creating dynamic music. The interface may allow for operations of rendering dynamic music on a first device to be supplied to a second device.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, and non-transitory storage medium for fusing sub-block motion vector predictors into one sub-block motion vector predictor during video coding and decoding is provided. The method may include deriving a first displacement vector for a sub-block of a current block identifying a co-located sub-block of a co-located picture, and based on the identified co-located sub-block, determine whether the co-located sub-block overlaps with one or more sub-blocks associated with a motion field grid in the co-located picture. Based on determining that the co-located sub-block overlaps with the one or more sub-blocks, the method may include, retrieving two or more sub-block motion vectors respectively associated with the one or more sub-blocks. A final motion vector predictor for the sub-block of the current block may be derived based on the two or more sub-block motion vectors retrieved.

Abstract: A method performed by a video decoder includes receiving a coded video bitstream including a current picture, a first reference picture, a second reference picture, and a joint motion vector difference (JMVD) associated with at least one block in the current picture. The method includes determining whether one or more scaling factors are used for an adaptive motion vector difference resolution (AMVD) based JMVD based on a predetermined condition. The method includes, in response to determining the one or more scaling factors are used for the AMVD based JMVD, scaling the JMVD based on the one or more scaling factors. The method includes deriving a first MVD for the first reference picture based on the scaled JMVD. The method includes deriving a second MVD for the second reference picture based on the derived first MVD. The method includes reconstructing the at least one block based on the derived first MVD and the derived second MVD.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry receives a video bitstream including a current block, and determines a candidate list that includes a plurality of motion vector (MV) candidates for predicting the current block. The processing circuitry modifies the plurality of MV candidates in the candidate list according to a motion information based diversity assessment of the plurality of MV candidates. The modifying the plurality of MV candidates prioritizes a subset of MV candidates with a larger difference in motion information. The processing circuitry decodes, from the video bitstream, an index indicating a selected MV candidate from the modified candidate list, and reconstructs the current block based on the selected MV candidate.

Abstract: A method of video encoding includes determining an offset value based on an output of a monotonically non-decreasing function performed on a sum of a group of partially reconstructed transform coefficients. The method further includes determining a context model index based on a sum of the determined offset value and a base value. The method further includes selecting, for at least one syntax of a current transform coefficient of a transform block in a current picture, a context model from a plurality of context models based on the determined context model index. The method further includes generating a coded video bitstream including the current picture and the at least one syntax element that corresponds to transform coefficients of the transform block in the current picture.

Abstract: A base station comprising a processor and a communication interface configured to communicate with a plurality of cells in the network. The processor and the communication interface are configured to initiate a Broadcast/Multicast Service Session in the plurality of cells and provide configuration, coordination and synchronization to the plurality of cells for the Broadcast/Multicast Service Session. This is to ensure that the plurality of cells transmit identical data, substantially simultaneously. The Broadcast/Multicast Service configuration comprises radio resource configuration information including time and frequency resources, transmission configuration including modulation and coding scheme, and scheduling period. The communication interface and processor are further configured to notify the plurality of cells when the Broadcast/Multicast Service Session starts and when it ends.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a method of providing customer service, including receiving a customer service request from an autonomous vehicle (AV), the customer service request comprising sensor data collected by the AV; selecting a standard operating procedure (SOP) for responding to the customer service request, the SOP selected from a data store comprising a plurality of SOPs, wherein selecting the SOP is based at least in part on the sensor data from the AV, and wherein the SOP includes a human-usable resolution script; and handling the customer service request, including displaying the human-usable resolution script to a human customer service agent to assist the human customer service agent in handling the customer service request.

Abstract: An aiming apparatus for a firearm has a frame, a plurality of visible and/or invisible light generators connected to the frame, with each light generator operable to propagate planar and/or non-planar light in the forward direction. Each light generator utilizes shaping optics to create straight or curved lines of light. Straight lines of light propagating in a forward direction will create a plane of light, while curved lines of light propagating in a forward direction will create non-planar light. A plurality of planar light oriented in a non-parallel, overlapping relationship creates a straight intersection line of light, while a plurality of non-planar light orientated in a non-parallel, overlapping relationship creates a straight or curved intersection line of light. When projected against a target surface, a plurality of planar lights creates a projected cross shape, which may have an intersection point.

Abstract: A wireless device transmits, via an uplink resource, a sub-codebook comprising feedback bits for at least one of downlink control information (DCI) or a multi-physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduling DCI (M-DCI). The DCI schedules a PDSCH reception via code block groups (CBGs). The M-DCI schedules multiple PDSCH receptions for a cell. A number of the feedback bits is based on a larger of a first number of schedulable PDSCHs by the M-DCI and a second number of the CBGs.

Abstract: An electrochemical battery cell includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, a plurality of layers interleaved between and stacked in an electrode stack along a central stack axis with the first and second electrodes, a first current collector, and a second current collector. The second current collector includes an elongated cylinder and a fluidic coupler, the second current collector extends axially through the central stack cavity, and the second current collector includes a flow channel extending longitudinally between a first end and a second end.

Abstract: When several devices communicate through a wireless network, a device may, for example, as a result of having been compromised, transmit an unacceptably high level of traffic, which may interfere with the ability of other devices to communicate through the network, and which may burden the processing resources of devices receiving the traffic. As such, a system and method for suppressing transmissions from a wireless device are provided.